Inside the Studio

Houstonians gathered to toast the grand opening of Laura U Interior Design’s new Studio U concept, which offers clients access to the firm’s designers for small- and mid-size projects on a more a la carte basis. Owner Laura Umansky showed industry pros and potential clients around the new studio, which is set up in Laura U’s former retail space. Guests noshed on a spread of fruit and cheese in a tent set up outside of the storefront, then brought their bubbly inside to cool off while admiring the walls of exposed brick and lacquer paint. –Photos by Anthony A. Hynes